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On May 2, 1856 in western Virginia, Congressman John Letcher wrote a letter to his friend Alexander H.H. Stuart, who was also a politician. Letcher was born in Lexington, where he owned a law firm and began his political career. He later served as the governor of Virginia beginning in 1859. Stuart, on the other hand, was born in nearby Staunton where he was greatly involved with politics. Although...

The Anti-Saloon League began with a modest following in 1893 to becoming a major political force in lobbying for a Constitutional amendment. Their goal, under the guidance of their president, Rev. Howard Hyde Russell, was to unify the anti-alcohol sentiment already brewing in society and to enact further legislation to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol. Grounded in moral and religious ideals,...

On October 26, 1852 William T. Walker and Susan Josephine Sampson were married in a small church in Petersburg, Virginia. The announcement of their marriage described the beauty and elegance of the event. Many people were present and most of these were family and friends who lived in the nearby area. It is interesting to note, however, that Bible verses were listed on the announcement and the marriage...

During an eight month period, William A. Moats wrote love letters to Nela Miller. Each letter was structurally similar to the previous, always commenting on his good health and the hope that the letter reached her well. Moat made continually plans to visit her and her family in the months the correspondence took place. As the letters evolved chronologically, his profession of his undying love for Miss...

Sally Young Rambin's letter to her sister opened with an apology for her long silence and an excuse: Rambin had been extremely sick and had only been able to get out of bed for two weeks before she attempted to write to her sister on February 12, 1871. Rambin's illness was made worse by the doctor's inability to provide her with the medicine she needed. Rambin told her sister that the doctor could...

During the early eighteenth century, the northern portion of the Anne Arundel County developed an economy not based on agriculture, but on iron ore. Iron ore became the staple of the area and was crucial in the development of a regional transportation center. The reliance on tobacco, Anne Arundel's traditional major cash crop, lessened through the nineteenth century allowing for blacksmithing to flourish...

The Siege of Petersburg began when the Union General Ulysses S. Grant moved his target from Richmond to Petersburg. The Confederate soldiers successfully defended against the first attack, on June 9th in which the Union army, with 5,000 troops, made a desperate attempt' to capture Petersburg. During this initial attack, some of the best citizens of Petersburg' were wounded or killed....